I don't subscribe to anything. I sit there and I try to think about what seems honest to me.

You are what you love. Not what loves you.

I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.

The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way.

The passionate ones, the ones who go after what they want, may not get what they want, but they remain vital, in touch with themselves, and when they lie on their deathbeds, they have few regrets.

Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.

You and I share the same DNA. Is there anything more lonely than that?

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?

Clementine: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon. Joel: I know. Clementine: What do we do? Joel: Enjoy it.

There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due.

But one discarded dreams and got dressed, and made what one could of the day.

Solitude is strength

Overly persuasive a woman's ordinance spreads far, traveling fast; but fast dying a rumor voiced by a woman perishes.

I'm very active in pushing for net neutrality and an open Internet. There are countless other causes I support personally and privately, but I try to keep my public activism fairly focused.

When I was sent to public school, I was relieved that I could wear what I wanted to wear.

My favorite part is that 1-on-1 matchup... Block out everything else and stare into that guys eyes.

Your dream will not become a reality until you shift from Very Important to an Emergency!

When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.

The mers were also designed to reproduce only at long intervals, in order to maintain the natural balance of the environment in which they were placed.